Cuspidor.



Patented Aug. 6, I90I.

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(No Model.)

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UNITED l"STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK STROTHENKE, OF MILWAUKEE, VISCONSIN.

'cusPlDoa SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,009, dated August 6, 1901.

Application tiled August 20, 1900. Serial No. 27,386. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK STROTHENKE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful improvements in Cuspidors, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to improvements in cuspidors.

The object of my invention is to provide a cuspidor with an inclosing case adapted to be opened by pressure exerted upon any portion of the base by the foot of the user.

In the following description reference is had to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a plan View of my invention with the covers removed and showing the cover connections in cross-section. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the upper portion of t-he case, 'showing the covers and their actuating connections, with dotted lines indicating the position of the covers when open.

Like parts are identified by the same reference-numerals throughout the several views.

The base consists of two fiat plates 1 and 2, which are connected by a flexible inclosing ring or Wall 3 with an interposed spring 4C, which serves to separate the plates a distance equal to the vertical dimensions of the walls. Posts 10 extend upwardly from the plate 1 through suitable recesses (see dotted lines in Fig. 2) in the plate 2, and secured to these posts are the bowl-supporting walls 6, preferably cylindrical in form and extending vertically above the plate 2. erably removably supported by a shoulder 8, projecting inwardly from the wall 6, and covers 9 are hinged to the walls or their supporting-posts 10. With this construction it is obvious that if a downward pressure is applied to any portion of the plate 2 such pressure will tend to cause the plate to tilt over the resilient central support furnished by the spring 1, for the wall 2 furnishes no support against downward pressure; but as the opposite side of the plate is held by the wall 3 frommoving upwardly the plate must tilt downwardly from that point as a fulcrum, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and thus compress the spring and actuate the cover connections hereinafter described. As soon The bowl 7 is prefas such pressure is removed, however, the spring will again raise the plate 2 to its normal position, with the wall 2 extended vertically on all sides.

The covers are actuated from the upper base-plate 2 through the medium of the coupling 11, arm 12, rock-shaft 12, side arms 14, and links 15. The arms 14 are preferably curved in conformity with the curve of the interior surfaces of the wall 6, which is preferably cylindrical in form, the object of so curving the arms being to prevent them from swinging into contact with the bowl.

The receptacle formed by the walls 6 is of less diameter than that of the plate 2, and in use the foot of the user is pressed upon any part of the exposed portion of the plate 2, thus depressing the plate and communicat ing motion through the same and the intervening connections to lift the covers to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3 and exposing the bowl. As soon as the pressure is removed from the plate 2 the reaction of the spring 4 lifts the plate to its normal position and closes the covers.

It will of course be understood that my device is not necessarily cylindrical in form, but may be constructed in any design suitable for the purpose.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A cuspidor, comprising a bowl; an inclosing receptacle therefor; one or more hinged covers for said receptacle, adapted, when open, to expose the bowl; abase-plate; a movable plate supported therefrom by a central spring; inclosingilexible connections between the outer edges of the plates; arockshaft, having an arm centrally connected to the upper plate; and end arms extending in planes parallel and adjacent to the walls of the receptacle; and connecting bars or rods extending upwardly between the bowl and the walls of the receptacle, and connected with the covers.

2. A cuspidor comprising a bowl; an inclosing receptacle therefor; one or more hinged covers for said receptacle, adapted, when open, to expose the bowl; abase-plate; a movable plate located above the base-plate; an inclosing iiexible wall between, and con- IOO nected with, the outer edges of the' plates; a Spring interposed between the plates 'eed adapted to raise the upper plate normally to the limit of movement permitted by the flexible connections; and motion -transmitting connections between the central portion of the movable plate and the covers. f

' 3. A cuspidor comprising a base; a mov able plate; flexible connection between the base and the movable plate; a spring interposed between the'plates; a bowl-supporting receptacle mounted on the movable plate and provided with one or more hinged'lids or covers; and connections adapted to communicate motion from the movable plate tothe covers.

receptacle; a rock-shaft; an arm projecting` therefrom andcoupled tov the central portion ,of the plate 3and one or vmore oppositely-projecting arms secured to said shaft and connected with the covers.

In testimony whereof I afx m-y signature in the presence of twowtnesses.

FRANK STROTHENKE.

Witnesses:

JAS. B. ERWIN, LEVERETT C. WHEELER. 

